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PASSED!! Please thank @GovKathyHochul for signing A.10477/S.9427A. This bill requires employers to disclose compensation or range of compensation to applicants and employees. NYS needs her to help overcome persistent barriers to pay equity. Contact the governor

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Honorable Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes Majority Leader, NYS Assembly | PAY EQUITY LAWS

THANK YOU to all of you who visited Albany, made phone calls, and sent email to rally local officials as well as New York State Assembly and Senate legislators. We made a difference in the fight to help close the wage gaps for women!

Congress Representative Joe Morelle | PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT

Monroe County Executive, Adam Bello signs EQUAL PAY EXECUTIVE ORDER
Requires non-governmental County contractors to comply with Federal and New York State Equal Pay Laws Press Release

⏬ DOWNLOAD THIS TOOLKIT New York’s New Equal Pay Laws: A Know-Your-Rights Toolkit Knowledge is power. This toolkit is designed to help New Yorkers understand their rights under the State’s new salary history ban and its updated equal pay law. It explains what these laws do and provides answers to some frequently-asked questions about how these laws work. Understanding these laws can help you figure out whether you’re being underpaid and take action if you are.

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We applaud the governor signing these two (2) bills into NYS laws:  

• Equal pay for substantially similar work for all protected categories | S.5248 Biaggi / A.8093 McMahon This law includes age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, and other employees and interns protected under the New York State Human Rights Law.
• Salary history ban for job applicants | S. 6549 Carlucci/ A.5308 Crespo This law prohibits employers from seeking salary history from applicants